Purdue head coach Matt Painter on the sideline against Michigan State inside Mackey Arena, in West Lafayette, on Saturday, February 9, 2013.

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Jeff Washburn

One conversation between Purdue's Matt Painter and Rick Giles, president of the Gazelle Group which organizes the 16-team College Basketball Invitation tournament, was enough to convince the coach a CBI postseason bid was worth accepting.

On Monday, Painter detailed his reasoning for Purdue becoming the first Big Ten Conference team in the CBI's six-year history to accept a bid. Most CBI teams, according to Painter, are in a position of feeling like they have yet to reach their goals for 2012-13.

Having participated in six consecutive NCAA tournaments, Painter said the Boilermakers ...